Edward Charles Gilhart, 60, was killed in the early morning hours of June 2, 2016, while driving from his home in Hancock, Maryland. Around 3:00–3:30 a.m. near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, his Kia Sportage struck a duffle bag intentionally placed in the roadway. When Gilhart stopped to check the bag, a man reportedly emerged from behind a rock and shot him multiple times. A passing motorist discovered his body about 4:00 a.m.; the driver could not avoid striking him. Law enforcement found Gilhart with multiple gunshot wounds and injuries consistent with being hit by a vehicle. His car was later located abandoned and running about 25 miles away in Fulton County, with the interior doused in antifreeze and the front bumper against a tree.

Investigators linked the killing to a staged roadside robbery. On June 6, 2016, Emily Tucker reported a separate domestic assault, and information from that interview led to the arrest of Tucker and two men, Christian Harris and Ryan Lynn Horton, on charges related to the planned robbery and Gilhart’s death. Ryan Lynn Horton was identified as the shooter and was convicted of first-degree murder and given a life sentence.

Did anyone who drove that stretch of road in June 2016 see a stopped Kia or a duffle bag in the roadway?